Ferry County, Washington
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Ferry County is a county located on the northern border of the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,178, making it the fourth-least populous county in Washington. The
Ferry County Rail Trail trestle at Curlew Lake
The Sanpoil River flows south to the Columbia
Republic, Washington
Elisha P. Ferry
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Elisha Peyre Ferry was an American lawyer and politician who served as the first governor of Washington from 1889 to 1893. Ferry was a Republican who had twice been Governor of Washington Territory, t
Ferry County, Washington
…county in Washington. The county seat and largest city is Republic. The county was created out of Stevens County in February 1899 and is named for Elisha P. Ferry, the state's first governor. The county was first slated by the state government to be named "Eureka County", but was revised while the bill was in…
Elisha Peyre Ferry
Inauguration at the Territorial Capitol Building, Nov. 18, 1889.